Chennai vs Delhi, 64th Match

That's about all we have for you tonight. Join us for two more games tomorrow. Cheers and goodbye.

Dhoni: "I try to keep myself blank before the game. I try to visualise the game during the bus ride. I like the stadium to be 15-20 minutes away from the hotel. That's when I get into the zone. Each and every side have their weaknesses. Somehow we've been able to qualify for the play-offs in all seasons. It's a good thing for everyone here. The last few games I was trying to go very hard. That was not my game. I tried to take some time early in my innings today. Overall I think that's a better approach for my batting. Delhi have a good side. For some reason, their batting has not clicked. the tournament does not give you the time to correct that. The experience we have playing the play offs will help us. We'll have to start from scratch again though. Hopefully it'll turn out well for us."

MS Dhoni is the Man of the Match for his 58.

Warner: "It's disappointing losing today. The bowlers bowled well in the first 6. MS played very well in the end. We've got a lot to play for. The runs to play for and the wickets. Not to forget, for the people back in Delhi. Hopefully the wickets are nice and juicy for our fast bowlers in the upcoming games."

The Chennai team does a lap of the ground throwing out souvenirs and thanking the crowd for their support now.

Bravo: The fans look forward to the dance moves. This was our last home game and we wanted to make it special for them. I never put myself in the league of the Morkels, Narines or Malingas. I'm happy to have the purple cap for now. The team has been doing well and the individual performances do not matter. We enjoy each other's successes and that's special.

Bravo picks up the purple cap.

Delhi never really appeared to be threatening at any point in the chase. Chennai never allowed their intensity to dip even when the win was just a formality. Delhi are yet to win a game outside home while Chennai finished their home leg in style, going to the top of the table. Stay on for the presentation.

19.6 Dwayne Bravo to Siddarth Kaul, 2 runs, slow again, Kaul swings it wide of long on for a couple. Chennai complete another comprehensive win.

18.2 Mohit Sharma to Siddarth Kaul, no run, the slower one from Mohit Sharma. It was short too. Kaul sways away and it goes on the second bounce to Dhoni. A little awkwardly too and he gets hit on the jaw

18.1 Mohit Sharma to Umesh Yadav, 1 run, slow and straight, Yadav pushes it on the onside and takes the single

Mohit Mahipal Sharma [3.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack

17.6 Dwayne Bravo to Siddarth Kaul, no run, Kaul survives the hat-trick ball. It was a straight low full toss. Kaul pushes it back down the track while jamming his bat into the pad

Siddarth Kaul, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.5 Dwayne Bravo to Nehra, out Caught by Dhoni!! Dwayne Bravo's on a hat-trick. The slower one does the trick again. It was well outside off. Nehra reached out to swing at it but gets it on the bottom of the bat and ends up skying it. Dhoni moved back and across to take it with ease. Nehra c Dhoni b Dwayne Bravo 0(1)

Dwayne Bravo to Nehra, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ashish Nehra, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.4 Dwayne Bravo to Irfan Pathan, out Bowled!! Right in the blokchole from Dwayne Bravo. Pathan makes room to try and get it square on the offside. He misses and the ball crashes into middle and off. Irfan Pathan b Dwayne Bravo 4(5)

Dwayne Bravo to Irfan Pathan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

17.3 Dwayne Bravo to Umesh Yadav, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Yadav reaches out and hits it hard to sweeper cover

17.2 Dwayne Bravo to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, full and the slower one on the leg, Pathan flicks it firmly behind square on the onside for just a single

17.1 Dwayne Bravo to Umesh Yadav, 1 run, pitched up by Dwayne Bravo. Yadav drives it very hard and wide of long off for just one

16.6 Albie Morkel to Umesh Yadav, 1 run, very full and outside off, Yadav squeezes it wide of third man for one more

16.5 Albie Morkel to Umesh Yadav, SIX, pitched up by Albie Morkel. Umesh Yadav stays in the crease and puts everything behind this hit to send it over long on

16.4 Albie Morkel to Umesh Yadav, no run, full and outside off, Yadav pushes it to cover

Umesh Yadav, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.3 Albie Morkel to Warner, out Caught by Vijay!! Albie Morkel gets his third and it's the big one. That's probably the last nail in Delhi's coffin. Warner continued to shuffle outside leg, Albie Morkel follows him with a slower one. Warner swings it hard and flat only to find Vijay at deep backward square leg. Warner c Vijay b Albie Morkel 44(37) [4s-2 6s-1]

Albie Morkel to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

16.2 Albie Morkel to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, very full and on the leg, Pathan turns it behind square on the onside

16.2 Albie Morkel to Warner, 2 wides, Warner shuffles outside the leg stump and Albie Morkel goes further down with the slower delivery

16.1 Albie Morkel to Warner, 2 runs, Warner switches stance once again and plays a right-hander's pull. Raina races across from long off and dives across to save two

Albie Morkel [3.0-0-20-2] is back into the attack

@SeerviBharath tweets - Raina with his catch to dismiss van der Merve becomes the first fielder in the Ind T20 league to take 50 catches. Rohit is next with 46.

15.6 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, slow and on the leg, Warner makes room and hits it wide of long on for one more

15.5 Dwayne Bravo to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Pathan plays it uppishly past Warner for one more

15.4 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, very full and outside off, Warner squeezes it out to point for a quick single

15.3 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 2 runs, pitched up by Dwayne Bravo. Warner drills it hard down the track and Jadeja moves across from long off to make a good stop

15.2 Dwayne Bravo to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, full and straight, Irfan Pathan turns it along the ground to deep mid wicket

15.1 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, Warner switches stance as Dwayne Bravo runs in and ends up pushing it softly to long off

Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

14.6 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, sliding on from round the wicket, Warner punches it down to long on for one. Ashwin finishes with excellent figures of 4-0-19-2.

Irfan Pathan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

14.5 Ashwin to van der Merwe, out Caught by Raina!! Ashwin tosses it up nicely once more. This was the top-spinner as well. van der Merwe dances down for the lofted shot, does not get to the pitch but still goes through with it. The miscued hit goes very high up in the air, Raina judges it well at deep mid wicket to take it comfortably. van der Merwe c Raina b Ashwin 14(16) [4s-1]

Ashwin to van der Merwe, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

14.4 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, flatter and very quick outside off from round the wicket, Warner punches it past Ashwin to long off

14.3 Ashwin to van der Merwe, 1 run, slower through the air now, pitched up too. van der Merwe swings it down to deep mid wicket

14.2 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, sliding on outside off, Warner goes for a cut but gets an outside edge that lands in front of short third man

14.1 Ashwin to Warner, 2 runs, flat and on the leg, Warner pulls it down to deep square leg for a couple

Time for another strategic break

13.6 J Holder to van der Merwe, FOUR, overpitched again outside off. This time van der Merwe gets right under and lofts it hard to the extra cover boundary

13.5 J Holder to van der Merwe, no run, slow and very full outside off, van der Merwe squeezes it to backward point

13.4 J Holder to van der Merwe, no run, slower one and in the blockhole as well, van der Merwe jams it out to Holder

13.3 J Holder to Warner, 1 run, pitched up again, Warner drives it hard to long on for a single

13.2 J Holder to Warner, no run, full and straight, Warner jams it down back to J Holder

13.1 J Holder to Warner, 2 runs, run out chance missed. Warner had slapped this high full toss to long off and van der Merwe pushes him for a late 2nd run. Jadeja's throw to Dhoni was a little wide but the skipper does not even gather it. Warner was way short there

Jason Holder [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack

12.6 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, width outside off, Warner cuts it to deep point for one

12.5 Ashwin to van der Merwe, 1 run, on the middle and leg, van der Merwe turns it behind square on the onside

12.4 Ashwin to van der Merwe, 2 runs, good attempt for a catch from Raina but it falls short. van der Merwe went for a slog-sweep but did not connect well. Raina moved in quickly from deep mid wicket and dove forward but the ball still lands short

12.2 Ashwin to van der Merwe, 1 run, sliding on outside off, van der Merwe plays it late and cuts it to deep point

12.1 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, Ashwin continues to invoke his inner Ajmal in terms of bowling action. This was sliding onto leg from round the wicket. Warner pulls it down to deep square leg for one

Ravichandran Ashwin [2.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack

11.6 Albie Morkel to Warner, 1 run, full and straight, Warner was shaping up for a big hit but ends up getting an inside edge along the ground to deep square leg

11.5 Albie Morkel to van der Merwe, 1 run, slow off-cutter, van der Merwe plays it late and guides it to short third man for one more

11.4 Albie Morkel to Warner, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Warner punches it down wide of long on for one more

11.3 Albie Morkel to Warner, SIX, very good execution from Warner. It was a slower delivery on the leg, Warner gets his front leg out and plays a paddle-flick powerfully over the backward square leg boundary

11.2 Albie Morkel to van der Merwe, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, van der Merwe chops it wide of point for a quick single

11.1 Albie Morkel to van der Merwe, no run, on a good length and outside off, van der Merwe presses forward to block but is beaten

10.6 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 2 runs, slow and on the leg, Warner turns it softly through mid wicket and makes it back with ease for the second

10.5 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, no run, pitched up and outside off, Warner pushes it to cover

10.4 Dwayne Bravo to van der Merwe, 1 run, very straight in line, van der Merwe turns it to mid wicket for a single

10.3 Dwayne Bravo to van der Merwe, leg byes, FOUR, Dwayne Bravo goes down the leg side, van der Merwe shuffles across and is hit on the thigh before it trickles down very fine past the boundary, despite Morkel's valiant dive

10.2 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, 1 run, slow cutter on the leg, Warner turns it through square leg for one more

10.1 Dwayne Bravo to Warner, no run, slower one on the leg, Warner stays back and defends

Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

9.6 Albie Morkel to van der Merwe, no run, on a good length and just outside off, van der Merwe dabs out but is beaten

9.5 Albie Morkel to van der Merwe, 2 runs, slower one outside off, van der Merwe reaches out and dabs it down to third man for a couple

9.4 Albie Morkel to van der Merwe, no run, short and outside off, van der Merwe cuts it hard but Badri dives full length at point to save a certain boundary

Roelof van der Merwe, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.3 Albie Morkel to Rohrer, out Caught by Ashwin!! Very soft dismissal that. This was a nothing delivery on the leg. Rohrer flicks it straight into the hands of Ashwin, at square leg. Delhi continue to collapse. Rohrer c Ashwin b Albie Morkel 4(5)

Albie Morkel to Rohrer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

9.3 Albie Morkel to Rohrer, wide, Albie Morkel misses his line with the slower one, down the leg side it goes

9.2 Albie Morkel to Rohrer, no run, full and outside off, Rohrer dqueezes it out to backward point

9.1 Albie Morkel to Rohrer, 2 runs, on a good length and outside off from round the wicket, Rohrer opens the face and guides it wide of third man for one

It's time for the strategic break.

8.6 Ashwin to Rohrer, 1 run, sliding on, Rohrer turns it through square leg for one more

8.5 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, flat and outside off again, Warner gets back and cuts it down to deep extra cover

8.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, flatter with a bit of turn away, Warner makes room and slaps but cannot get it past extra cover

8.3 Ashwin to Warner, no run, slow and straight again, Warner comes on the frontfoot to defend

8.2 Ashwin to Rohrer, 1 run, floated up straight from round the wicket, Rohrer turns it behind square on the onside for one

A slip and a leg slip for Rohrer too.

8.1 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, pitched up from round the wicket, Warner pushes it down to long on for a single

Ben Rohrer, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.6 Albie Morkel to Kedar Jadhav, out Caught by Dhoni!! Banged in short by Albie Morkel. Jadhav was walking down and across to pull it fine but ends up gloving it. Dhoni pedals back and takes it easily with both hands above his head. Kedar Jadhav c Dhoni b Albie Morkel 2(4)

Albie Morkel to Kedar Jadhav, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

7.5 Albie Morkel to Warner, 1 run, on the leg again from over the wicket, Warner whips it down to deep mid wicket

7.4 Albie Morkel to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, on a good length and on the off, Jadhav pushes it from the crease to sweeper cover

7.3 Albie Morkel to Warner, 1 run, very straight from Albie Morkel, Warner plays it softly through mid wicket for one

7.2 Albie Morkel to Kedar Jadhav, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Jadhav chops it wide of third man for one

7.1 Albie Morkel to Warner, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Warner turns it through square leg to turn the strike over

Albie Morkel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Ashwin to Kedar Jadhav, no run, floated up on off, Jadhav leans forward and turns it to mid wicket

6.5 Ashwin to Warner, 1 run, sliding on again, Warner pulls it flat and hard. It lands well in front of deep mid wicket

6.5 Ashwin to Warner, wide, Ashwin slides down the leg side

A leg slip is in place now along with a regulation one

6.4 Ashwin to Warner, no run, sliding on from round the wicket, Warner pushes it down the track

6.2 Ashwin to Johan Botha, no run, the carrom ball now outside off, Botha dabs out but misses

6.1 Ashwin to Johan Botha, no run, sliding on outside off, Botha chops it on the offside

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

5.6 J Holder to Warner, FOUR, Warner appeared to have just checked his shot but it still carries almost to the ropes. It was pitched up, Warner leaned out and got it well over the man at mid off. The ball lands inches short of the ropes

5.5 J Holder to Johan Botha, 1 run, the slower one from J Holder now. It was full too. Botha flicks it wristily down to deep mid wicket

5.4 J Holder to Warner, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Warner turns it through mid wicket for one more

5.3 J Holder to Warner, FOUR, Warner is a little fortunate here. This was slanted outside off on a good length, Warner looks to hit it hard through mid wicket but gets an inside edge just past the leg stump. Off the mark now

5.2 J Holder to Johan Botha, 1 run, full and on the middle and leg, Botha nudges it behind square on the onside for a single

5.1 J Holder to Johan Botha, FOUR, neatly done by Botha. It was full and well outside off, Botha reaches out and paddles it nicely to the fine leg boundary

4.6 Mohit Sharma to Warner, no run, on a good length from round the wicket again, Warner nudges it down the track

4.5 Mohit Sharma to Warner, no run, on a good length from round the wicket, Warner stands up tall to block

David Warner, left handed bat, comes to the crease

4.4 Mohit Sharma to Chand, out Caught by J Holder!! Poor shot this from Chand. He'd got a six already in the over but tries to swing this slower one through mid wicket again. He gets a top edge instead and Holder runs across to take it neatly at backward square leg. Chand c J Holder b Mohit Sharma 16(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

Mohit Sharma to Chand, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.3 Mohit Sharma to Chand, no run, run out chance missed, Chand dabbed this in front of Morkel at short third man. Johan Botha was scampering for a quick single and was almost next to Chand before he was turned back. Morkel's throw misses the stumps at the non-striker's end. There was no one there to collect it in time as well. Johan Botha survives

4.2 Mohit Sharma to Chand, no run, almost in the blockhole now, Chand jams it out to cover

4.1 Mohit Sharma to Chand, SIX, Chand is looking confident so far. He picks the length early once again and smashes it with a flat bat over the long on boundary

3.6 J Holder to Johan Botha, FOUR, Botha is able to swing his arms freely again. It was full and mid off was up in the circle. The lofted shot was low risk and gets him a boundary as well

3.5 J Holder to Johan Botha, no run, slightly short again and outside off, Botha taps it to point

3.4 J Holder to Johan Botha, SIX, Botha has got hold of that one. It was a length delivery and Botha swings hard and gets it flat over the mid wicket boundary

3.3 J Holder to Johan Botha, no run, J Holder goes well outside off now, Botha slashes out but misses

3.2 J Holder to Chand, 1 run, dug in short again, Chand gloves the pull to short fine leg. Jadeja fumbles a bit and allows a quick single

3.1 J Holder to Chand, no run, just short of length and on the off, Chand hops up to block

2.6 Mohit Sharma to Johan Botha, no run, Mohit Sharma is not afraid to pitch it up, he gets a bit of shape away as well. Botha goes for the drive but misses

2.5 Mohit Sharma to Johan Botha, no run, full and straight now, Botha defends it from the crease

2.4 Mohit Sharma to Chand, 1 run, width offered outside off now, Chand opens the face and dabs it to third man

2.3 Mohit Sharma to Chand, no run, pitched up again, Chand pushes it to mid off

2.2 Mohit Sharma to Chand, no run, Mohit Sharma responds with a sharp short delivery. Chand was looking to ramp it up but misses

2.1 Mohit Sharma to Chand, FOUR, a length delivery again, Chand swings it intentionally over the man at mid on for another boundary

1.6 J Holder to Johan Botha, FOUR, good shot that from Johan Botha, he pulls it from just outside off and sends it all along the ground to the square leg boundary

1.5 J Holder to Johan Botha, no run, on a good length and outside off, Botha pushes it to backward point and is rightly sent back by Chand as he looks for a quick single

1.4 J Holder to Johan Botha, 2 runs, a little fuller now and outside off, Botha reaches out and slices it wide of third man for an easy couple

1.3 J Holder to Johan Botha, no run, on a good length and outside off, Botha dabs it to point

1.2 J Holder to Johan Botha, no run, extra bounce outside off again, Botha hops up to dab it to cover

1.1 J Holder to Johan Botha, no run, good bounce off just short of length for J Holder. Botha does well not to poke out

Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Mohit Sharma to Chand, FOUR, powerfully struck by Chand. This was short and wide outside off, there to be hit and he takes full toll. The cut went screaming wide of the fielder at third man

0.6 Mohit Sharma to Chand, wide, banged in short but just over Chand's head

0.5 Mohit Sharma to Chand, no run, outside off, Chand pushes it to point

0.4 Mohit Sharma to Johan Botha, 1 run, pitched up and outside off, Botha pushes it wide of mid off for a quick single

0.3 Mohit Sharma to Johan Botha, no run, on a good length and on the off, Botha blocks it well

0.1 Mohit Sharma to Sehwag, no run, full and on the off with a bit of nip in, Sehwag punches it to short cover

Sehwag and Chand are at the crease. Sehwag is on strike. Mohit Sharma will open the attack

Chennai ends with 168. They'll be reasonably happy with it. Vijay and Hussey got starts but coudn't carry on. Raina failed but Dhoni didn't. With Jadeja for company, he smashed his way to a half century and took his side to a competitive total. Stay tuned to find out if Delhi can chase this down.

19.6 Umesh Yadav to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, full delivery and Bravo drills it down the ground to long on, an excellent final over from Umesh Yadav

19.5 Umesh Yadav to Dhoni, 1 run, superb bowling from Umesh Yadav. Quick and back of a length, Dhoni looks to heave it away but toe-ends it to extra cover

19.4 Umesh Yadav to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, short of length and quick, Bravo slogs and gets an edge to short cover

19.3 Umesh Yadav to Dhoni, 3 runs, excellent effort from Botha at deep square leg, Dhoni swung across the line, it was heading towards the rope but Botha ran across from deep mid wicket and dived to save a run

4 or 3?

19.2 Umesh Yadav to Dhoni, no run, excellent ball. A perfect yorker and Dhoni can only jam it back to Umesh Yadav

19.1 Umesh Yadav to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, a short delivery, Bravo pulls it to deep mid wicket for one

Umesh Yadav [3.0-0-18-2] is back into the attack

18.6 Nehra to Dhoni, 2 runs, a mini-helicopter. Full and down the leg side, Dhoni helicopters it to deep mid wicket, rushes back for a second run

18.5 Nehra to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, a full toss, Bravo drills it to long off for one

18.4 Nehra to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, bat speed. Terrific bat speed. Short of length and outside off, Bravo makes room and slaps it hard between backward point and third man. Nehra is not happy with his field - he sets the field after conceding that boundary

18.3 Nehra to Dhoni, 1 run, a slower delivery on the off, Dhoni looks to hit it hard but hits it along the ground to long off

18.2 Nehra to Dhoni, FOUR, FIFTY for Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Another full toss from Nehra and this time with some width as well, Dhoni reaches out and steers it over backward point for four

18.1 Nehra to Dhoni, SIX, a full toss. He tries a yorker but bowls a low full toss instead, Dhoni bends and blasts it flat and over long on, how strong is that bottom hand?

13.5 Siddarth Kaul to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, well played. Another slower delivery and this is full in length, Jadeja lofts it with a straight bat over the bowler's head

13.4 Siddarth Kaul to Dhoni, 1 run, catch dropped by the bowler himself. Slower delivery outside off, Dhoni reaches out and slaps it back, Siddarth Kaul thought it was coming very quickly but it was mistimed and came slowly, went through his hands

13.3 Siddarth Kaul to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, outside off, Jadeja guides it to third man for one

13.2 Siddarth Kaul to Dhoni, 1 run, short of length and outside off, Dhoni pushes it to cover for one

13.1 Siddarth Kaul to Dhoni, no run, a slower short delivery, Dhoni has completed the pull by the time the ball came on and hit his body

Siddarth Kaul [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

12.6 van der Merwe to Dhoni, 1 run, given air on the middle and leg, Dhoni drives it to long on for one

12.5 van der Merwe to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, in the air but safe. Charges down and mistimes a lofted shot, falls well in front of long off

12.4 van der Merwe to Dhoni, 1 run, quick through the air again, Dhoni clips it to deep mid wicket

12.3 van der Merwe to Dhoni, no run, flat, quick and straight again. Dhoni stays back and defends it

12.2 van der Merwe to Dhoni, no run, pushed through on the off, Dhoni goes on the backfoot and blocks

12.1 van der Merwe to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, loopy and on the legs, Jadeja works it to deep backward square leg for one

11.6 Irfan Pathan to Dhoni, no run, back of a length and angled across, Dhoni lets it go

11.5 Irfan Pathan to Dhoni, SIX, right in the slot. Length delivery and Dhoni smashes it over long on, just stood and blasted it

11.4 Irfan Pathan to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, stump to stump delivery, punched to long on for one

11.3 Irfan Pathan to Dhoni, 1 run, short of length and outside off, Dhoni cuts it to sweeper cover for a single

11.2 Irfan Pathan to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, good length and on the middle and leg, Jadeja tucks it to backward square leg for one more

11.1 Irfan Pathan to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Jadeja cuts it away square of the wicket past point for a couple

10.5 van der Merwe to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, flat and a bit short, worked to deep mid wicket for a single

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

10.4 van der Merwe to Raina, out Caught by Warner!! Terrific catch from captain Warner! Flat and full delivery outside off, Raina looks to drive but hits it low to short extra cover, Warner is alert and bends low to take it. Chennai's innings is going exactly the way it did in the last game against Rajasthan. Raina c Warner b van der Merwe 7(11)

van der Merwe to Raina, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

10.3 van der Merwe to Raina, 2 runs, Raina comes down the track and pushes this to backward point, Irfan throws over the keeper's head and concedes an overthrow

10.2 van der Merwe to Raina, no run, flat and angled away, Raina looks to steer it to third man and misses. Kedar Jadhav again appeals

10.1 van der Merwe to Dhoni, 1 run, slowly tossed up on the off, Dhoni pushes it to sweeper cover

Roelof van der Merwe, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

9.6 Umesh Yadav to Dhoni, 1 run, a sharp short delivery, Dhoni pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single

9.5 Umesh Yadav to Dhoni, no run, good length and on the off, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and pushes it back to the bowler

9.4 Umesh Yadav to Dhoni, no run, short of length and on the off, Dhoni hops back and punches it to point

9.3 Umesh Yadav to Raina, 1 run, short of length delivery angled away, Raina runs it down to third man for a single

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.2 Umesh Yadav to Michael Hussey, out Caught by Sehwag!! Not often does Hussey fall to short ones. Good stuff from Umesh Yadav. Banged in short with pace and aimed at the body, Hussey goes for the pull and gets a top edge, Sehwag runs across from short fine leg and takes it. Michael Hussey c Sehwag b Umesh Yadav 26(26) [4s-3]

Umesh Yadav to Michael Hussey, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

9.1 Umesh Yadav to Michael Hussey, no run, back of a length and on the off, Hussey looks to run it down to third man and misses, Kedar Jadhav takes it and appeals in vain

Umesh Yadav [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

8.6 Johan Botha to Raina, no run, tossed up on the off, Raina punches it to extra cover

8.6 Johan Botha to Raina, wide, quick but down the leg side, Raina lets it go

7.6 Nehra to Raina, no run, misses it again. Full and outside off, Raina looks to play it through the off side but doesn't connect

7.5 Nehra to Raina, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the legs, worked through mid wicket for a couple

7.4 Nehra to Raina, no run, beaten. Length delivery just outside off, Raina looks to punch but it goes through low and past the bat

7.3 Nehra to Raina, no run, not a wide? This was down the leg side but not given wide.

Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.2 Nehra to Michael Hussey, out Vijay Run Out!! Terrific throw ends a promising innings. This went off Hussey's pad to the right of point, Rohrer runs across and hits the stumps at the striker's end with an under-arm throw to catch Vijay well short. Vijay run out (Rohrer) 31(23) [4s-3 6s-1]

Nehra to Michael Hussey, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Is Vijay run out? Third umpire to decide. OUT!

7.1 Nehra to Michael Hussey, no run, good length and on the middle and leg, Hussey clips it to mid wicket

Ashish Nehra [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack

Time out

6.6 Siddarth Kaul to Vijay, 2 runs, back of a length and on the legs, Vijay clips it off his pads to deep backward square leg, 14 runs from that over

6.5 Siddarth Kaul to Vijay, FOUR, superb shot! Overpitched delivery on the off, Vijay comes on the frontfoot and drives it with a straight bat down to long off. Excellent timing

6.4 Siddarth Kaul to Vijay, 2 runs, superb running and poor keeping again! Vijay pushes this past point softly and rushes back for the second run, he tries to reach but the bat gets stuck in the ground, the keeper doesn't spot it and doesn't whip the bails. Vijay could have been run out!

6.3 Siddarth Kaul to Vijay, no run, very full delivery on the off, Vijay pushes it to point

6.3 Siddarth Kaul to Vijay, 5 wides, poor bowling, lazy keeping. This was down the leg side, close to Kedar Jadhav but he just doesn't bend enough and allows the ball to go through

6.2 Siddarth Kaul to Michael Hussey, 1 run, a slower one this time, Hussey picks it up and clips it to mid wicket

6.1 Siddarth Kaul to Michael Hussey, no run, good length delivery on the legs, Hussey gets an inside edge onto his pads as he tries to flick

Siddarth Kaul [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

5.6 Johan Botha to Vijay, SIX, huge over. Ends with another flighted delivery, Vijay is down the track again as he smashes it over long on. 17 runs from that over!

5.5 Johan Botha to Vijay, FOUR, and good footwork from Vijay this time. Floated up on the off, Vijay comes down the track and drives against the turn between extra cover and mid off

5.4 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, 1 run, a low full toss, Hussey drives it to long off this time

5.3 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, FOUR, lovely footwork. Flighted up and he comes down the track to loft it over extra cover, just one bounce and over the boundary

5.2 Johan Botha to Vijay, 1 run, slowly tossed up, Vijay works it to long on

5.1 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, 1 run, comes down the track and pushes this low full toss to mid on, runs hard and gets a quick single

Johan Botha, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

4.6 Umesh Yadav to Vijay, FOUR, wrong line. Fast but down the leg side, Vijay helps it on its way to fine leg for a four

4.5 Umesh Yadav to Michael Hussey, 1 run, pitched up delivery on the off, Hussey drives it to mid off, Warner dives to his left and stops it

4.4 Umesh Yadav to Vijay, 1 run, hit hard but straight to the fielder at cover! Short ball and Vijay slaps it to cover point, Botha gets a hand to it and makes a half stop. That was hit very hard!

4.3 Umesh Yadav to Vijay, 2 runs, good length and on the legs, Vijay flicks it to deep mid wicket, couple more

4.2 Umesh Yadav to Vijay, no run, quick and down the leg side, brushes the thigh pad and goes to Kedar Jadhav. He takes it and appeals but the umpire says thigh pad

4.1 Umesh Yadav to Vijay, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Vijay works it to deep mid wicket and gets a couple

Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Irfan Pathan to Michael Hussey, FOUR, mistimed shot but that'll do. Length delivery this time, he comes down the track and hits it down to long on, didn't time it well but got it past mid on

3.5 Irfan Pathan to Michael Hussey, FOUR, connects this time. Fuller in length, Hussey comes down the track and lofts it over extra cover, one bounce and over

3.4 Irfan Pathan to Michael Hussey, no run, short of length and outside off, Hussey steers it to point

3.3 Irfan Pathan to Michael Hussey, no run, swing and a miss. Good length and swinging away outside off, Hussey comes down the track and looks to force it through the off side but misses.

3.2 Irfan Pathan to Vijay, leg byes, 1 run, good length and on the legs, goes off the pads to backward square leg

3.1 Irfan Pathan to Vijay, no run, short of length and swinging in, Vijay looks to work it across and gets hit high on the pads

Irfan Pathan [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

2.6 Nehra to Vijay, 1 run, short of length and outside off, Vijay runs it down to third man for one

2.5 Nehra to Vijay, no run, catch dropped? Did it carry? Yes. It did. Back of length delivery angled across, Vijay pokes and gets a thick edge, it went low and to the right of the keeper Kedar Jadhav but he put in a lazy effort and dropped it. Nehra is not impressed

2.4 Nehra to Michael Hussey, 1 run, stump to stump, Hussey flicks to deep mid wicket for a single

2.3 Nehra to Michael Hussey, no run, short and wide outside off, Hussey cuts it to point

2.2 Nehra to Michael Hussey, no run, back of a length and on the off, Hussey stays back and defends it to cover

David Warner: "The boys are full of energy. We are playing for some pride and hopefully we will knock over some top teams over. We were looking to bat first as well. Obviously we have lost the toss now. We will come out with 100% energy and as I said hopefully we will knock them over. We have made three changes. Roelof van der Merwe and Nehra are in"

MS Dhoni: "It is the last game over here for us. The fans have been really great and we have to win this game for them. The group is fine. Morris needs a bit of rest and we will rest him for Albie. We will bat first. The wicket looks a good one and hopefully we will get a good score on this surface. It is very important we get the small things right and entertain the crowd."

Hello and welcome for match 64 between hosts Chennai and Delhi. Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Co. are sitting pretty at second place in the table. Delhi haven't been quite themselves this year. In 2012 at Chennai, Delhi were beaten badly in both the league stages and the 2nd qualifier. Chennai would look to forget their heavy loss at the hands of Rajasthan and pull off win to be safe for a play-off spot. It is interesting to see what the captain winning the toss will do. It is all coming up your way shortly. Stay tuned...

Preview:

Comfortably placed as one of the top teams, Chennai will focus on sealing their playoff berth when they take on a lowly Delhi side in their own den. Chennai, with 10 victories and four losses from 14 matches, will look to add to their wins tally while Delhi, who are placed second-last in the points table with as many as 10 defeats from 13 games, will be playing for pride.

Chennai:

Chennai have had a couple of setbacks recently, losing two of their last three games. While they came back well with a big win against Pune after their thumping loss against Mumbai, Chennai's form took a bit of a tumble again when the Dhoni led side suffered a five-wicket loss against Rajasthan on Sunday night. These defeats will come as a wake-up call for the former champions, who will be looking to bounce back and regain the No. 1 position.

In-form player:Orange Cap holder Michael Hussey has been in exceptional form, having accumulated 614 runs in 13 matches at an average of 95 with five half-centuries against his name. Hussey's retirement from Test cricket has made him focus solely on the Indian T20 League, much to Chennai's delight. The Australian, who has scored 11 runs more than Chris Gayle, will be looking to extend that gap even further. Having already notched up a fifty against Delhi the previous time these two sides met, Hussey will be hoping to do even better this time round.

Hits: Apart from Hussey, Suresh Raina has also done a fine job with the bat in this tournament while Murali Vijay's return to form with a half-century against Rajasthan will be an added boost for the Chennai team. In the bowling department, uncapped seamer Mohit Sharma has been splendid far. Chennai have also been served well by Dwayne Bravo, who currently tops the list of highest-wicket takers in this tournament along with Sunil Narine and Vinay Kumar, with 22 wickets apiece.

Misses: Chris Morris, while being amongst the wickets, has had a few expensive outings which is the same with Bravo too. Both the bowlers have an economy of 8 or more in this tournament so far, which will be a bit of a concern for the Chennai team.

Recent results: Lost to Rajasthan by 5 wickets, Won against Hyderabad by 77 runs, Lost to Mumbai by 60 runs.

Delhi:

Already out of contention for a berth in the play-offs, Delhi have only pride to play when they face the mighty opponents at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Given the current scenario though, they can play without any pressure as there is no burden of expectations on the misfiring batsmen and the out-of-sorts bowlers.

In-form player: While nothing has gone right for for them this season, the form of Ben Rohrer in the recent games has given Delhi something to cheer about. While his scores of 32 against Bangalore and an unbeaten 64 against Rajasthan went in vain, the middle-order batsman from New South Wales has shown a lot of promise and Delhi will be hoping he continues in the same vein.

Hits: David Warner, with four half-centuries and 364 runs from 13 games, has been doing most of the scoring for the Delhi side this season. Unmukt Chand, who had a dismal beginning this season, has started to blossom with a couple of good performances against Bangalore and Kolkata.

Misses: There have been quite a lot of misses for Delhi this season with the batsmen and bowlers failing in unison in quite a few games. Mahela Jayawardene and Virender Sehwag's poor form with the bat has been the foremost cause for Delhi's poor showing. Morne Morkel too has not been in his elements unlike the previous season, which has hurt Delhi's bowling line-up. Umesh Yadav, who went for 65 runs against Bangalore, has gone for quite a few as has Ashish Nehra.

Recent results: Lost to Bangalore by 4 runs, Lost to Rajasthan by 9 wickets, Lost to Hyderabad by 6 wickets.

Quotes:

It has become a bit tight for us. We were trying to win here (in Jaipur) so that we could distance ourselves from others but now we have a pack of 5-6 teams close on our heels. We have to win the remaining games. We are not certain even for qualifying leave alone the top two spots,: Chennai coach Stephen Fleming